S702: The Pill Mill

A doctor caught trading prescriptions for cash leaves a trail of bodies behind.  A respected anesthesiologist ran a pain-management clinic on the weekends out of a basement in Flushing Queens, New York. Each Saturday, Dr. Stan Li saw more than seventy patients a day, writing prescriptions for Oxycontin, Xanax, and other opioids. Today's episode features Charlotte Bismuth, author of Bad Medicine.  Links Here's a link to the Birth of a Con Man series. Also, subscribe to the new PRETEND YouTube channel for a chance to win a t-shirt. ——- Story idea? If you have a story to share, email Javier at info [at] pretendradio [dot] org. For more episodes like this visit pretendradio.org. To get early releases and bonus episodes go to pretendradio.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices